International

WHILE THE PUBLIC tries to cope with a three month lockdown in the UK, spare a thought for the people of Gaza – a state that’s been in lockdown for 15 years, thanks to a blockade imposed by the Israeli ...

Emdad Rahman During an evening wander with Sam we decided to pay a visit to this rather posh looking eaterie based in Whitechapel and were not disappointed with what the evening ahead delivered. It was faitrly quiet and as I ...

DONALD TRUMP is trying to bamboozle the world into abandoning the just claims of the Palestinian people – and it’s up to democrats across the world to protest and stop him. The next protest action in the UK is a ...

ARE WE ON THE brink of World War III? While there appears to be a temporary stand off between Iran and the USA, with Donald Trump in charge anything could yet happen. The crisis will not go away. Even if ...

IT WAS A cold evening in Tower Hamlets, but plenty of warmth was generated outside the Town Hall as supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) lobbied the Council last week, hoping to secure free speech on Palestine. Last year ...

CAMPAIGNERS WILL BE lobbying Tower Hamlets Council on Wednesday, 15th January to press the case for free speech in the Borough on issues affecting Palestine and the Palestinian people. Councillors will be asked to act on a petition being presented ...

Emdad Rahman Barking & Dagenham cyclist Abul Kalam is gearing up for his toughest cycle challenge yet – All in aid of charity. 45 year old Kalam and a team of cyclists will embark on a unique ride along the ...

FIFTEEN WORSHIPPERS were killed on Friday when the Grand Mosque in the village of Salmossi, Burkina Faso, was attacked by gunmen during prayers. Two other worshippers were injured. The village is in the north of Burkina Faso, one of Africa’s ...

BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES has announced that from January it will operate direct flights from Manchester to Dhaka and Sylhet three times a week. The company will use state of the art Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft on the route. Biman, the ...

Muhammad Ismael EAST LONDONERS Abdal Ahmed and Emdad Rahman have returned to London after spending the weekend in Bosnia delivering sports coaching to young people. The sports coaches travelled to Sarajevo as part of an aid deployment to the city. ...